Specifications Comparison: 2018 BMW 530i vs 2003 BMW 530i

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Engine Horsepower & Torque

2018 BMW 530i

Engine Horsepower & Torque

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	HP	Torque (ft-lbs)
	2.0L I4	RWD	248	258

2003 BMW 530i

Engine Horsepower & Torque

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	HP	Torque (ft-lbs)
	3.0L	RWD	225	214

Engine Horsepower Per Unit Of Displacement

2018 BMW 530i

Horsepower Per Liter & Inch³

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	HP Per Liter	HP Per Inch³
	2.0L I4	RWD	124	2.03

2003 BMW 530i

Horsepower Per Liter & Inch³

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	HP Per Liter	HP Per Inch³
	3.0L	RWD	75	1.23

Gas Mileage

2018 BMW 530i

Fuel Mileage (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	MPG City	MPG Hwy	MPG Combined
	2.0L I4	RWD	24	34	29

2003 BMW 530i

Fuel Mileage (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	MPG City	MPG Hwy	MPG Combined
	3.0L	RWD	21	30	25.5

2018 BMW 530i

Fuel Mileage (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	L/100km City	L/100km Hwy	L/100km Combined
	2.0L I4	RWD	10.0	7.0	8.0

2003 BMW 530i

Fuel Mileage (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	L/100km City	L/100km Hwy	L/100km Combined
	3.0L	RWD	11.0	8.0	9.0

Gas Tank Size

2018 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Size

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Fuel Tank Size (Gal)	Fuel Tank Size (L)
	2.0L I4	RWD	18.0	68.1

2003 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Size

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Fuel Tank Size (Gal)	Fuel Tank Size (L)
	3.0L	RWD	18.5	70.0

Gas Tank Range

2018 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Range (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (Miles)	Highway (Miles)	Combined (Miles)
	2.0L I4	RWD	432	612	522

2003 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Range (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (Miles)	Highway (Miles)	Combined (Miles)
	3.0L	RWD	388	555	471

2018 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Range (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (KM)	Highway (KM)	Combined (KM)
	2.0L I4	RWD	695	985	840

2003 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Range (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (KM)	Highway (KM)	Combined (KM)
	3.0L	RWD	624	893	758

Legroom

2018 BMW 530i

Legroom (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Legroom (in)	2nd Row Legroom (in)	3rd Row Legroom (in)	4th Row Legroom (in)	5th Row Legroom (in)
	2.0L I4	RWD	41.4	36.5

2003 BMW 530i

Legroom (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Legroom (in)	2nd Row Legroom (in)	3rd Row Legroom (in)	4th Row Legroom (in)	5th Row Legroom (in)
	3.0L	RWD	41.7	34.2

2018 BMW 530i

Legroom (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Legroom (cm)	2nd Row Legroom (cm)	3rd Row Legroom (cm)	4th Row Legroom (cm)	5th Row Legroom (cm)
	2.0L I4	RWD	105.2	92.7

2003 BMW 530i

Legroom (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Legroom (cm)	2nd Row Legroom (cm)	3rd Row Legroom (cm)	4th Row Legroom (cm)	5th Row Legroom (cm)
	3.0L	RWD	105.9	86.9

Headroom

2018 BMW 530i

Headroom (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Headroom (in)	2nd Row Headroom (in)	3rd Row Headroom (in)	4th Row Headroom (in)	5th Row Headroom (in)
	2.0L I4	RWD	38.8	37.5

2003 BMW 530i

Headroom (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Headroom (in)	2nd Row Headroom (in)	3rd Row Headroom (in)	4th Row Headroom (in)	5th Row Headroom (in)
	3.0L	RWD	37.4	37.2

2018 BMW 530i

Headroom (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Headroom (cm)	2nd Row Headroom (cm)	3rd Row Headroom (cm)	4th Row Headroom (cm)	5th Row Headroom (cm)
	2.0L I4	RWD	98.6	95.2

2018 BMW 530i

Headroom (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Headroom (cm)	2nd Row Headroom (cm)	3rd Row Headroom (cm)	4th Row Headroom (cm)	5th Row Headroom (cm)
	3.0L	RWD	95	94.5

Turning Diameter & Radius (Curb To Curb)

2018 BMW 530i

Turning Diameter & Radius (Curb To Curb)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Diameter Curb To Curb (ft)	Diameter Curb To Curb (m)	Radius Curb To Curb (ft)	Radius Curb To Curb (m)
	2.0L I4	RWD	39.5	12.0	19.8	6.0

No Data Available: 2003 BMW 530i Turning Diameter & Radius Curb To Curb

Height

2018 BMW 530i

Height

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Height (in)	Height (ft)	Height (cm)	Height (m)
	2.0L I4	RWD	58.2	4.85	147.8	1.48

2003 BMW 530i

Height

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Height (in)	Height (ft)	Height (cm)	Height (m)
	3.0L	RWD	56.5	4.71	143.5	1.44

Length

2018 BMW 530i

Length

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Length (in)	Length (ft)	Length (cm)	Length (m)
	2.0L I4	RWD	194.6	16.22	494.3	4.94

2003 BMW 530i

Length

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Length (in)	Length (ft)	Length (cm)	Length (m)
	3.0L	RWD	188	15.67	477.5	4.78

Width Without Mirrors

2018 BMW 530i

Width W/O Mirrors

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Width W/O Mirrors (in)	Width W/O Mirrors (ft)	Width W/O Mirrors (cm)	Width W/O Mirrors (m)
	2.0L I4	RWD	73.5	6.12	186.7	1.87

2003 BMW 530i

Width W/O Mirrors

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Width W/O Mirrors (in)	Width W/O Mirrors (ft)	Width W/O Mirrors (cm)	Width W/O Mirrors (m)
	3.0L	RWD	70.9	5.91	180.1	1.8

Wheelbase

2018 BMW 530i

Wheelbase

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Wheelbase (in)	Wheelbase (ft)	Wheelbase (cm)	Wheelbase (m)
	2.0L I4	RWD	117.1	9.76	297.4	2.97

2003 BMW 530i

Wheelbase

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Wheelbase (in)	Wheelbase (ft)	Wheelbase (cm)	Wheelbase (m)
	3.0L	RWD	111.4	9.28	283	2.83

Curb Weight

2018 BMW 530i

Curb Weight

Trim	Engine	Drive train	Curb Weight	Horsepower	Weight / Horsepower Ratio
	2.0L I4	RWD	3,746 lbs.	248 hp	15.1 lbs/hp

2003 BMW 530i

Curb Weight

Trim	Engine	Drive train	Curb Weight	Horsepower	Weight / Horsepower Ratio
	3.0L	RWD	3,494 lbs.	225 hp	15.5 lbs/hp

Battery Size

2018 BMW 530i

Battery Size

Trim	Battery Code	Length x Width x Height
L4/2.0L	H8	15" x 6 7/8" x 7 3/16"

No Data Available: 2003 BMW 530i Oil Capacity

Cargo Space: Trunk Volume

2018 BMW 530i

Cargo Space

Trim	Trunk Volume ft³	Trunk Volume m³
Sedan Trunk Volume	18.7 ft³	0.53 m³
Plug-In Hybrid Trunk Volume	14.5 ft³	0.41 m³

2003 BMW 530i

Cargo Space

Trim	Trunk Volume ft³	Trunk Volume m³
Sedan Manual Trunk Volume	11.0 ft³	0.31 m³
Sedan Automatic Trunk Volume	11.0 ft³	0.31 m³
M5 Sedan Trunk Volume	11.0 ft³	0.31 m³

Wiper Sizes

2018 BMW 530i

Wiper Sizes

Driver's Side (inches)	Passenger's (inches)	Rear (inches)
26	19	None

2003 BMW 530i

Wiper Sizes

Driver's Side (inches)	Passenger's (inches)	Rear (inches)
26	22	None

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